The finish came in hir 4th career start.
Whitelion was the very first "Chakat" to compete in the ONL when shi signed up for the ONL NASCAR Legends Series and had been competing for several series before signing up for the Formula One Series. In her debut at Kyalami, Whitelion finished 17th, at Mexico City, shi finished 11th before finishing 13th in the last round at Phoenix.
On race day, Whitelion would roll off starting in the 19th spot while rolling off in the final spot was the #10 of Heisenberg. It didn't take long for chaos to break out as in Turn 3, Whitelion went wide and when trying to get back onto the track, shi clipped the #19 of Kris Wascher and soon the track was blocked as other drivers drove into them, the drivers crashed hard into both cars as the first caution would come out with a seven car pileup in Turn 3. Whitelion and Wascher were done for the day right there.
The remaining Bottom Five also failed to compete a lap due to not being able to cross the start/finish line before pulling into the garage: 20th was the #7 of Truttle, 19th was the #10 of Heisenberg and 18th was the #27 of Thorgrim.
This would turn out to be the final race on the then ONL F1 Series as after Long Beach, the series was cancelled as the league was re branded into the SCRL and it wouldn't be until two years later it came back as the SCRL Formula One Series.
Today Whitelion is the most successful driver in league history, collecting 31 wins and has won 6 championships, more then anyone else in league history. Shi is currently scheduled to compete in Season 2 of the SCRL ARCA Truck Series.
SCRLASTCAR STATISTICS
*This was the first time the #17 had finished last in a Formula One race as well as at Long Beach.
THE BOTTOM FIVE
22) #17-Chakat Whitelion / 0 laps / crash
21) #19-Kris Wascher / 0 laps / crash
20) #7-Truttle / 0 laps / crash
19) #10-Heisenberg / 0 laps / crash
18) #27-Thorgrim / 0 laps / crash
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